Hose attachment



Aug- 19, 1952 E. R. Dol-:PKE 2,607,622

j HOSE ATTACHMENT Filed March 5, 1950 nventor Patented Aug. 19, 1952 y* HoSjEATTACHMEN'r.

deceased, assigner to Leila Walla,Wash.-

M. Do'epk'e, Walla `,Application '3, 1950, Aserial No.' y147,400

chargin'gjwater anddriving leaves-and 'otherfloose 'trash from 'a lawn oras an extension "by nieansjof which' water may ybe discharged fclose .to rthe ground and plants watered near their roots without their leaves Qrflowers vbeing As'truckfand dam- Vaged"'lcjy'fa. streamof water. v Another object of. the invention iste provide a nose attachment censistuig 'for' a'ftubei; ci stur 'metal having a `nozzle at "its frontend arrdhaving tsrearfend Connected with, 'ia rpple torn-anale by, `a ',valve', byjmea'ns orjwhicn ow ciV 'water through .the Aatt'acl'iment'rnay be ritrolledthe 'handle being surrounded by a vrubber hand grip and, arryingat .rear end a hose-engaging coupling,

Another object of .the invention is to provide the tubular extension with a. fulcrum upon which it may be rocked and vits ynozzle thus tilted'vertically and directional now of water Afrein the nozzle controlled, the fulcrum ,also allowing the tube to be readily moved along the ground when it is in With these andother objectsin view .the -inyention consists of a special constructionA andarrangement of parts illustratedy in the accompanying drawings wherein: y Fig. 1 is a perspective view tion.'

Fig. 2 is a sectional view upon an enlarged scale taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the front end portion of the tubular attachment.

Fig. 4 is a side `elevation showing a modified form of fulcrum.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the fulcrum shown in Figure 4.

Fig. 6 is a View showing a tube in cross section and carrying a combination carriage and fulcrum.

The tube I constituting the major element of this hose attachment has its front and rear end portions bent to form a forwardly extending shank 2 at the front or lower end of the tube and a rearwardly extending shank 3 at the rear or upper end of the tube. The tube is formed of stiff metal and is of such length that after it has' been bent to form the two shanks 2 and 3 it may be conveniently held by a handle 4 connected with the' upper shank and have the nozzle 5 carried by its lower shank disposed close to the ground. The nozzle flares towards its front end and is flattened to form a transversely elongated mouth 6 through of the hose connec- .s elaine. (c1. 1299-147) which a dat stream of water is discharged. It will be understood that the nozzle'may have 'a header wall at its front fend' through which-a multiplicity of openings are formed and-thus -causethe water to be discharged in streamsfrm- 'ing Ia spray -i-f so desired. u The bend I between Athe shank 2'v and the lower end of the-'tube I ,iis arcuatev longitudinally andY `when it 'is resting upon 'the ground it serves asvatulcrum uponwh'ich the vclevcemay be; racked to raise for lowerfthe nozzle. j rIlhis fulcrum lor' curved bend "also'allows Ithe device to be easily slid `valong 'theground in 'order to move the shank 2 and the nozzle V'longil tudinally iny a forward or v rearward jdirect'ion ver swing 'the shank transversely. Itwill thus "be seen that during use ofthe Idevice it maybe readily manipulated and vwater vdischarged Ydirectly against lthe ground or shortgrass for" driving Yleaves vor trash oiffof a lawn or if 'the`device is being used 'for watering bushes or `plants having leaves or flowers which are li-able to be damaged vif struck by a streamer water discharged from 'the nozzle, the water fmay be directed against the ground close to roots of the plants or against Ystems of the plants near their roots withou'tfstriking and damaging the leaves or flowers,

The handle 4 byv means of which the `'device 'is held 'and manipulated consists of a shortV pipefor tubular nipple 'or core 8 which isv formed of metal and carries al grip '9 formed of vsoft rubber 'or other suitable material. The front end portion of Athe nipple `8 is externally threaded and this endof the nipple is screwed into the rear end of the casing II! of a valve Il. The valve casing hasI its Afront end screwed upon the rear end of the shank 3 and the plug I2 is rotatably mounted in the tapered socket I3 and provided with a key or handle I4 so that this valve may be opened or closed by a person grasping the handle 4 and manipulating the device. A hose-engaging coupling I5 extends rearwardly from the handle and has the usual shank I 6 which is iitted into the rear end portion of the nipple 8 and is Welded toI the nipple, as shown at I'I.

This device is of light weight and lmay be readily held by its handle with the bend or ulcrum 1 resting upon the ground and easily moved forwardly or rearwardly or transversely in order to control directional flow of water while driving leaves or loose trash from a lawn or watering the roots of bushes or plants having leaves or flowers which would be liable to be damaged by the force of a stream of water.

In Figure 4 there has been shown a modified construction wherein the tube IB has its front 33 which corresponds to the nozzle i9.

end portion bent to form a shank I9 which is straight throughoutI its length, instead of being curved upwardly, and connected with the lower end of the tube by a short bend 20. A fulcrum 2| is carried by the shank I9 and is formed from` a strand of stiff wire and has its front end 22 engaged about the shank transversely thereof and its rear end 23 connected with a clamp 24.

This clamp is formed of resilient metal and ts about the shank I9 and when its screw 25 lis tightened the fulcrum will be held against movement along or about the shank. When the screw is loosened the fulcrum may be swung about the shank to the inoperative position indicated by dotted lines in Figure 4 and the screw again tightened so that the fulcrum will be held in the adjusted position where it will be out of the way and allow the shank and the nozzle 26 carried thereby to be disposed very close to or in direct contact with the ground;

In Figure 6 there has been shown a fulcrum or carriage 28 which is used in place of the fulcrum shown in Figure 4. This fulcrum has a frame or bracket 29 formed from a strip of resilient metal which is bent midway its length to form a circular clamp 30 having arms3l extending from opposite sides thereof. A screw 32 is provided for contacting the clamp and holding it in tight gripping engagement with the nozzle Outer end-portions 34 of the arms 3| are bent downwardly and formed with openings through which are. passed ends of an axle 35 carrying wheels.

the hose attachment to be easily moved forwardly or rearwardly and also tilted vertically. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is y 1. -A hose attachment comprising an elongated stii inclined tube having a lower end portion bent forwardly and forming a front shank and an upper portion bent rearwardly and forming a rear shank, a nozzle carried by and projecting forwardly from the front shank, a fulcrum adapted to slidably rest upon the ground and consisting of a strand bent to form an arcuate bridge merging into front and rear upwardly extending arms, the front arm being engaged about the front shank and the rear arm being connected with a clamp secured about the tube, said clamp holding the fulcrum in place under the front shank providing a runner for slidably 4 supporting the hose attachment spaced above the ground, and a hose-engaging coupling at the rear end of the upper shank.

2. A hose attachment comprising an elongated stiff tube having a lower end portion bent forwardly and forming a front shank and an upper portion. bent rearwardly and forming a rear shank, a nozzle carried by andprojecting forwardly from the front shank, a fulcrum normally disposed under said front shank and adapted to provide a runner for slidably supporting the hose attachment spaced above the ground, said fulcrum mounted for swinging movement about said front shank to an inoperative position above the shank, and a hose-engaging coupling at the rear end of the upper shank.

3. A hose attachment comprising an elongated stiff tube angled upwardly at a rearward incline, the lower end portion'of said tube being bent forwardly forming a front shank adapted to receive a nozzle, the upper end portion of said tube being bent rearwardly forming a rear shank adapted to receive a valve, a valve on said rear shank communicating therewith, a tubular handie communicating with said valve and positioned in axial alignment with said rear shank, a hand grip about said handle, said handle being adapted to couple with a hose, a fulcrum consisting of a strand of wire bent .to form an arcuate -bridge merging into frontand rear upwardly extending transversely spaced arms, said front arms being engaged about the front shank transversely thereofv and the rear arms being connected with a releasable clamp, whereby the fulcrum provides a runner for slidably supporting the hose attachment spaced above the ground. Y

EDWARD R. DOEPKE.

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